The Blue Wingback Chair Poem by Rose Marie Juan-austin

The Blue Wingback Chair

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The blue wingback chair
Nestled into the corner
Of our living room
So old and worn out
A part of my life
As far as I can remember.

It was my stronghold
When I was a child
The punishment chair
For my misdeeds
It was where I cried
The tear marks
Are constant reminders
Of my childhood years.

I can still recall
I could lie for ages
Wrapped in a cocoon
Of soft blue silk
And the wonderful memories
Of yesteryears.

But how can I forget
The best memory I have ever had
In the blue wingback chair
It has been etched
In my mind
Forever.

Whenever I remember
My first kiss
In the blue wingback chair
It evokes pleasure
Of knowing the first real taste
Of pure unfettered desire
With my first love.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Aya Sunga Askert 04 January 2018

Wrapped in a cocoon Of soft blue silk......poetically rendered. This wonderful poem brings me back to my childhood. I could still recall our worn-out rocking chair. Thank you Rose for a piece of nostalgia.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 06 January 2018

Thank you so.much for the great comment, Aya. I am so pleased I was able to evoke such nostalgia.

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Mihaela Pirjol 13 November 2017

O, this is so lovely! No matter how many other memories that chair evokes, the last stanza is the perfect closure: and the greatest of all memories!

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 15 November 2017

Thank you for your kind words. Glad to have such faith.

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Paul Brookes 14 November 2017

Things hold memories like soft cocoons of blue silk. I wonder when it pass to someone else will it still hold the essence of you. A beautiful and thoughtful write 10 ++

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Shaun Cronick 24 July 2020

A beautiful poem and beautifully well written and presented Rose Marie. A poem that reaches in and touches every readers heart and soul. 10+ and I wish you well and keep writing, keep writing.

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Lyn Paul 21 November 2019

A beautiful poem Rose Marie. Your words are captivating.

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Ruth Walters 30 July 2019

So the chair has good and bad memories for you. At first I thought it a sad chair, where you were punished but then it became a lovers chair so happy endings.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 26 July 2019

This is a wonderful poem with delicate poetic expression! The last stanza is utterly fascinating! My pleasure revisiting this fabulous poem!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 14 June 2019

A most beautiful poem, full of memories, the saddest occurrences but also the sweetest one: your first kiss with your first love, wow, that's truly a greatest moment to remember, I am so shy that I am blushing while reading this tenderly worded poem.That memory forever etched in your mind, how touching and sweetest rendered.10+++++++

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Rose Marie Juan-austin

Rose Marie Juan-austin

Laoag City, Philippines
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